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Ex-Trump University student wants the president's apology 03/29/2017 02:13pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's $25 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged fraud at his now-defunct Trump University may be put on hold because a former student in Florida wants a full refund plus interest and an apology. A federal judge in San Diego will d AP Explains: What the death of broadband privacy rules means 03/29/2017 01:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules , what does that mean for you? In the short term, not so much. The rules, which would have put tough restrictions on what companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T can do with information such IS holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian city 03/29/2017 10:38am • BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Islamic State's de facto capital ahead of the final battle with U.S.-backed opposition forces for the militant group's last major urban stronghold. A belt of land mines and militan House sends bill to Trump blocking online privacy regulation 03/29/2017 06:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Donald Trump legislation that would kill an online privacy regulation, a move that could eventually allow internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell the browsing habits of their customers. The Federal Communications Commission rul Bizarre stunt at Auschwitz carried out by anti-war activists 03/29/2017 03:58am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish prosecutor says that 11 people who slaughtered a sheep at Auschwitz last week, stripped naked and chained themselves together were peace activists protesting wars across the world. The bizarre stunt at the former Nazi German death camp, which also involved unfurling Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Still Has Tremendous Upside 03/28/2017 08:00pm • In the past 10 years, Amazon.com ( AMZN) stock is up an incredible 2,090 percent. Yet even after Amazon's historic Wall Street run, the stock may still have more than 100 percent upside in coming years. According to Barclays analyst Ross Sandler, Amazon could become one of the world's first $1 trill 5 Foolish Money Mistakes to Avoid 03/28/2017 08:00pm • April Fools' Day is fast approaching, so be careful not to fall for pranks and hoaxes across the internet or in real life. While most people can appreciate a harmless practical joke or a zany YouTube video, nobody wants to be careless when it comes to his or her finances. U.S. News talked to severa FairPoint, Consolidated shareholders approve $1.5B merger 03/28/2017 03:48pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Shareholders of telecommunications companies Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications voted on Tuesday to approve a proposed merger. Consolidated announced in December it was buying FairPoint for $1.5 billion, assuming its debt and offering dividends to stock $1 million dispute: Does Metro really own its tunnels? 03/28/2017 02:14pm • WASHINGTON — A fiber optic cable company attempting to avoid more than $1 million in payments to Metro argues in court filings that the transit agency cannot prove it owns all rights to the tunnels where fiber optic, cellphone and other cables are hung alongside the tracks. Metro has leased the What makes a cyberattack? Experts lobby to restrict the term 03/28/2017 01:22pm • LONDON (AP) — When U.S. senator John McCain told Ukrainian television that the allegedly Russian-backed breach of the Democratic National Committee's server was "an act of war," Michael Schmitt cringed. Schmitt, a professor of law at the U.S. Naval War College and University of Exeter in England, Putting Agoraphobia Behind You 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Referring to the marketplace in ancient Greece, or "agora," agoraphobia often involves the fear of public places. More broadly, though, a person with the anxiety disorder, which disproportionately affects women, may avoid any situation or place in which they previously had a panic attack, not wanti Top Beach Retirement Spots on Mexico's Pacific Coast 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán are two of the best-known beach retirement options on Mexico's Pacific coast. If you want to spend your retirement years relaxing on a Pacific Ocean beach, these two cities should be at the top of your list. In some ways, these two destinations are very similar. Both Pu How to Build Your Budget in Retirement 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Shifting from your income-earning years to retirement can be an adjustment as you go from a lifetime accumulating assets to a time when you will be withdrawing to fund your lifestyle. The earlier you look at how much you will need during retirement, the more time you will have to adjust your curren Navalny: a savvy and determined Kremlin foe 03/27/2017 12:31pm • MOSCOW (AP) — The 15-day jail sentence imposed Monday on Alexei Navalny is nothing new for the Kremlin's most visible domestic foe, and is unlikely to be more than a brief interruption of his campaign against what he calls "the party of crooks and thieves." He's repeatedly been jailed, endured a y The 10 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy 03/26/2017 08:00pm • Even with interest rates slowly on the rise, historically speaking, they remain quite low: The 10-year yield sits at a measly 2.5 percent. For many income investors, retirees and baby boomers who rely on investments like these, bonds still simply don't offer the sort of cash flow they need. Thankfu